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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 182.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
Relief Asked for Sufferers
in Armenia
MR. HUE'S MM SPEECH
Takes Exception to Cleveland's
Missionary Address
BIMETALLISM, PROTECTION
Sounded as the Watchwords of the
Silver-ProduciDg M West
Tariff Discussion Follows, With Particular
Attention to Free Wool
The Feature ol the Day's Debate In the
House is tha Speech of Fitzgerald of
riaasachusetts, Who Takea Vp Cudgels
Again it the A. P. A.
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, April 9.—The sen
ate chaplain, Dr. Mllburn, referred feel
ingly in his prayer today to the illness
of the senators In Indiana and Alabama
—Voorhees and Morgan.
tlalllnger of New Hampshire read a
letter from the general secretary ol' the
Armenian Relief association. It refer
red to the extreme urgency ot the situ
ation lv Turkey, asking that steps be
taken to stop the moat appalling sacri
fice in the history of the world. Gal-
Unger,while he would not suggest ways
and means to the foreign relations
committee, yet he sincerely hoped some
method would be devised to check the
Turkish atrocities.
Mantle of Montana was recognized for
a speech on tlie resolution recommit
ting the tariff bill to the finance commit
tee. It was his maiden speech of a for
mal character, lie said he hesitated as
a young and new member of the senate
to address that body, but the Impreca
tions and misrepresentations enter
tained against the Republicans of the
west moved him. He spoke of the re
cent utterances of President Cleve
land before a missionary gathering de
rogatory to the west as one of the as
saults made of late against the "rot
boroughs and mining camps of the
west," as the metropolitan press desig
nated the silver states. Mantle declared
within a radius of live miles from Car
negie had, New York, where Cleveland
spoke, there was more poverty, ignor
ance, squalor, starvation, crime and
criminals than all the silver states
combined. He gave statistics compar
ing the silver states with five western
Btates, showing the former to be breast
and head over the eastern states In ma
terial and moral standing.
.Mantle said the attacks sprang main
ly from the fact that five Republican
senators from the west voted against
proceeding with the tariff bil at an in
opportune time. The McKinley Uuv was,
said the senator a strictly high protec
tive measure—so high some Republican
senators doubted its expediency and
would, If the Republican party was fully
restored to power, oppose its re-enact
ment. Hut the Dlngley bill was not a
measure designed for protection or reve
nue. It was a political measure framed
without due consideration of the west
ern states. "There are some Republi
cans," exclaimed Mantle, "willing Do
sacrifice the principles of the Republi
can party sn long as the measure af
fords protection to certain interests."
The live Republican senators were de
nounced as "traitors" to their party for
failing to vote for the tariff bill. But
Mr, Mantle denied that the Dlngley bill
was a Rpubllcan measure and he
quoted the statement of Mr. Sherman
that the bill was strictly non-partisan
and was not a Republican measure. If
the Dlngley bill was a revenue meas
ure, as claimed by its friends, then no
manufacturers suffered from its failure,
as it was protection, not revenue, that
was vital to this interest.
In view of these tacts, Mr. Mantle
suggested that the efforts W read him
and his silver associates out of the Re
publican party had better be reconsid
ered by the eastern press antl that these
senators be permitted to remain iv the
party.
The senator declared himself in favor
of protection, but not sectional protec
tion, lt was a principle too great to
be used in behalf of any special inter
est or any monopoly. It must shield
and upbuild the west as well as the
east. While, however, be favored the
protection, he favored true bimetallism,
the coinage of both sold and silver at a
ratio of 16 to L He believed also in a
bimetallism which does not wail for the
action of foreign countries.
Mr. Mantle was congratulated at tho
close of ids speech by the silver senators
from both site's of the chamber.
There was a lively tariff colloquy fol
lowing the Mantle speech)
Mr. Hoar said that the remarks of
Mr. Mantle Implied that eastern manu
facturers were willing to leave western
wool In the lurch alter getting protec
tion for their own manufactures. But,
he declared, eastern senators had voted
here for protection on wind, while the
western states had sent senators here,
from Kansas, Texas and Oregon, who
had voted for tree wool.
This brought Mr. Mills to his feet,
who declared thai against the state
ment, made Hint woo! manufacturers
had suffered from the Wilson tariff
law, he would place the fart that there
was a greater use of wool than over,
every fibre of it was manufactured by
American labor, the people of the
United states had cheaper woolen
goods, the government received more
revenue than ever for wool antl wool
itself bad advanced.
"Let me add the further fact," inter
jected Mr. Hoar, "that wool manufac
turers are still failing; and the govern
ment is still bankrupt."
Mr. Mills rejoined that every particle
ol the wool manufactured was made by
American labor.
••Then." ho added, "a protective tariff
is b protective humbug."
"Let ma ask the senator from Texas."
inquired Mr .Mitchell. "If there has not
lieen a vast decrease in the mirnber of
Texas sheep since the Wilson law went
into effect."
"I don t believe it, ' responded Mr.
Mills.
"But the statistics of the state show
it," insisted Mr. Mitchell.
"The statistics are made by the wool
men, In the delusion that they will be
benefited, said Mr. Mills.
"Are your state officials of Texas
Sheepmen?' pursued Mr. Mitchell.
"The statistics arc from sheepmen."
answered Mr. Mills.
• As he sat down, Mr. Mitchell said:
A Democratic congress favored a
free wool bill and the people discounted
the Democratic party."
"Yes," responded Mr. Mills, "and
somebody discounted the Republican
party in 1592."
After this flurry had subsided, Mr.
Butler Populist, of North Carolina, was
recognized for a speech In support of a
government postal telegraph system.
At the conclusion of Mr. Butler's
speech the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up.
When the proviso in relation to In
dian schools was reached. Mr. Carter,
Republican, of Montana, said the pro
posed change from contract to govern
ment schools was being accomplished so
precipitately that thousands of Indian
children would be left without schools,
lie moved to strike out the provision
that no money tie used for sectarian
schools. This was withdrawn to be
taken up later, when the entire secta
rian school question will be discussed.
The bill was laid aside until tomor
row.
The two Nebraska senators. Messrs.
Allen and Thurston, sought to pass tho
bill for a trnns-Mississippi exposition at
Omaha, but an objection from Mr.
Sherman carried It over until tomorrow,
when it is to be a, special order.
The senate then took up pension cases
on the calendar and passed a large num
ber of them.
At 5:10 p. m. the senate adjourned.
I.N THE HOUSE
Fitzgerald of Massachusetts Takes the A. P.
A. To Task
WASHINGTON. April D.—The house
today, after debating the bil< 'v abolish
compulsory pilotage of sealing' vessels
enga. ■ d in the coastwise trade, de
feated the measure bs' a large major
ity, 57 to 117. The District of Colum
bia bill, which was re-committed early
in March, after a protracted fight
against appropriations for private and
sectarian charitable institutions, was
brought Into the house today with the
speellic appropriations stricken out and
containing in lieu thereof an appropria
tion of a iump sum for Charities, to be
expended under the direction of tile
district commissioners, with the proviso
that no part of the appropriation should
go to institutions under ecclesiastical or
sectarian control. The feature of the
debate was a vigorous attack on the A.
P. A. by Mr. Fitzgerald, Democrat of
Massachusetts.
"it has been stated," said he. "that
members of the A. I. A. organisation
never made any opposition to the ap
propriation for this institution until the
night before they bombarded the com
mittee room and Insisted upon the ap
propriations for these institutions being
stricken out."
"The animus of this organization,"
he proceeded, "Is well known. Members
of the house have been importuned not
in the interest of justice, of freedom
or of a broad spirit of liberality and
Americanism, to oppose this bill, but
because it appropriated money for
Catholic, institutions. 1 stand upon this
floor, born and bred a Roman Catholic,
and proud of it, and I deny the right of
any secret oath-bound organization to
come before the legal representatives
of the American people and by Its
dark, deep, underhanded methods seek
to deprive ne and the members of the
religion which I profess from the hon
est rights and privileges of American
citizenship. What apology is there
for a Roman Catholic to live in this
country? Is one necessary? Look at
the deeds of bravery and heroism and
statesmanship that have been per
formed by Roman Catholics. I chal
lenge any member of the A. P. A. or
ganization in this house, or any mem
ber in sympathy with It, to name any
sphere in life or any public duty that
has been badly filled or illy performed
by members of the Roman Catholic
church. In the great war of the revo
lution Washington had no stauncher
friends nor firmer supporters than the
Roman Catholic members of his staff;
and when we look at the great navai
struggle which was the pride and glory
of the American people at that time, the
first name that springs to our lips Is
that of an Irishman, a Roman Catholic,
Captain John O'Brien, who achieved
the first great naval victory of the war
off tho coast of Maine. My friends, If
we should have war with Kngland on
account of the Venezuelan matter, or
war with Spain on account of the Cuban
matter, where would the members of
this infamous organization be? Where
would they be found? They would be
found In the same place and under the
same auspices they were found In the
war of the rebellion—taking a trip to
Nova Scotia to put themselves under
the protection of Queen Victoria and
the British Hag."
After some further remarks by Mr.
Wheeler (Dem., Ala.), Mr. Mcßae
(Dem., Ark.) and Mr. Grout (Rep., Ver
mont), the vole was taken on the
amended bill, which was passed on a
rising vote, 134 to 21.
The house non-concurred in the sen
ate amendments to the postorllco appro
priation bill and agreed to a conference,
and Messrs. Loud (of California), Smith
CJratlus, 108: wleland, 101: Hilly Vice, 111;
'Kinelia 8.. 105, Orestes, 108; Catherine the
Great, as; Dial 11 ta, 105; Early Nol.ce, Lo.
Dunboy. 105: 'tortoise, 107.
Third race, seven eighth: rf c trifle, sell
ing—i.ogan, 12i: Service, :.lter J..
94; Cabrlllo, 10.; Olive, 04; i 'ihoo.
Fourth race, one mile. -Schnlt'.
102; lac L., iv.i: -St. Lee. 10 • Murp.l) .
99; Lucretia Borgia, S3: Hey ael Baodfdos,
SN: Joe Terry, iv; Fortuna. 102,
Fifth race, tiiree-quarters of a m'le, soli
ing—Daylight. 02: Meadow Lai X, 100: Bui
Marco. 05: Cl-iidc Mill, SO. cla a Wilson,
03: liasel, S7; perhaps, 02, P inceKS Rose 2d,
87: Veragua. 02.
Sixth race, three-quarter* of a mile, s ■'-
ing—Shield Bearer: 103; Sr R chord, 109
t'alomaeito, 03 Yankee D» odle I'll' K.cu
nlsky, 02; Kam Sin, 08; To-.no, 1 '3: Tonlnc,
10
The Tennessee Derby
MEMPHIS, Term., April 9.—'The
Tennessee Derby was won by Dr. Mc-
Lean's brown . gelding Berclair. The
day was an Ideal one for racing and
the crowd numbered about 9000. The
Hot Springs stables' pair, Lady Inez
and Ben Eder, were held as strong fa
vorites, the prevailing odds being 4 to 5.
Frontier and McLean's entry, Ber
clair and Rookwood, were next in de
mand at 3% to I. while liberal odds were
offered against Cotton King, Damien
and Gretcheu S, t who composed the
field.
The new starting machine was used
In the first and second events with fair
success, but the owners of the Derby
candidates required Starter Caldwell
to send their horses away with the
flag in the old familiar style. The
start was a good ono. Bercdair Imme
diately jumped to the front, and ridden
In faultless style by Thorpe, remained
there to the end. winning without whip
or spur by a length and a half. The
time, 1:55%, is the Tennessee Derby rec
ord, the best previous record being
that of Fandango, 1:59%.
Six furlongs—George F. Smith won,
David second, Nick third: time, 1:16%.
Half a mile—Scribe won, Clifford Jr.
second, Lear third; time, :51.
Tennessee Derby, guarnateed value
$5000. mile and an eighth—Berclair won.
Lady Inez second, Ben Eder third; time,
1:55%.
llaif a mile —Olean won. Izeyl second,
Marie C. second; time:so%.
Mile —Mopsy won, Sandoval second,
Tancred third; time not taken.
One mile —Helen Mar won, Miss Clark
second, Leonard B. third; time, 1:45.
Wheelmen's Bulletin
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.—The
League of American Wheelmen has Is
sued the following for the benefit of
Pacific coast wheelmen:
Sanctions granted — Healdsburg
Wheelmen, Healdsburg, May 7 and 8;
Citrus Wheelmen. Los .Angeles. May 30;
Citrus Wheelmen, Santa Monica, July 4.
Transferred to the professional class
— ij. Y. Raymond, of Coornado, at his
own request.
The national circuit of 189S will he
opened at Oakland in connection with
the Fablola fete. May 1. Following
dates w ill be the Santa Rosa carnival.
May 2. Sao Jose carnival, aMy 0. The
week ending May 16 will be devoted to
Southern California. From there the
circuit will proceed to Denver. Col., for
May 23. The applications for other
elates in California than as above must
ne made Immediately.
Race promoters may obtain the form
of regulation entry blank prescribed by
lite racing board on application to tlie
undersigned or to any representative
of tlie board.
Race promoters are warned that com
pliance with the rule requiring pro
grams to show the description and
value of the prizes for each event and
the residence of each contestant will
he rigidly exacted this season. Fail
ure lo comply therewith will result in
suspension from sanction privileges.
The one mile championship of the
Northern California division will be
contested at the annual division meet,
Petaluma, July 4.
(Signed R. M. "WELCH,
Member National Racing Board and
Chairman Northern California Divi
sion Racing Hoard.
California Baseball
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.—The Cal
ifornia Baseball league was formally
launched at a meeting tonight. D. R.
McNeill is president of the new league,
A. S. Blake is secretary and F. A. Dun
bar is treasurer. Mr. Blake is the ac
tive spirit of the enterprise and will be-
Vote his time to reviving interest in the
sport here and throughout the state,
an eight-club league being in contem
plation. An attempt will be made to
organize baseball teams In Los Ange
les. San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento
and Fresno.
At the meeting at which, the league
was formed, G. A. Johnson of San Jose,
J. P. Stowell of Los Angeles and H.
W. Wilson of this city composed the
committee which selected the officers,
and each announced interest in the
venture and the belief that it will be a
go.
The Olympic Games
ATHENS, April 9.—The Americans
competed in the gymnastic exhibition
on the rings and parallel bars, horse
leaping and team work, which were the
features of the Olympic games today.
On the rings the Greeks won their first
victory, and the native audience went
Wild with enthusiasm.
The keenest interest is manifested ir.
tho foet-raee to be run tomorrow from
Marathon to Athens, Tic"c are twenty
competitors entered for this race,
which is for a cup offered by Michael
Brol ot the Institute of France. The fa
vorites With those who are striving to
lock the winners are Flack, the Austra
lian; Arthur Blake of Boston, and a
Frenchmat named Lermusiux and a
Greek named Taurentls.
Live Bird Shooting
SAN FRANCISCO, April Jl.—There
will be a great flying of feathers at the
shooting grounds in Oakland tomor
row. The occasion will be the opening
of the semi-annual live bird tourna
ment of the State Sportsmen's associa
tion. The tournament will continue Cor
three days and is expected to bring to
gether tie most expert wing shots in
the slat'\ The program for tomorrow
includes four events. The first event
will I .' ut six birds, the second at ten
birds, the third at twelve birds and
the fourth at fifteen birds.
IT KILLED HIM
A Texas fturderer Who Will Never be
Tried
HOt'STON. Tex., April At Milli
can, a few minutes after 'Z oclock this
morning. John Brooks shot, and killed
his daughter, Mollie Brooks, seriously
wounded her sweetheart, A. C. Wor
rels, and then commuted suicide.
Wends and Miss Brooks w ere lovers
and had made up their minds to marry
in opposition of the parents of the
young woman. When the north-bound
Central train due here ut ;!;irj a m.,
stopped at the station the young people
made an attempt to get on board and
run away. AVorrols helped Miss Brooks
upon the first step of tho platform, and
just as she got up, be»- father, who
stepped from the other side of ihe car.
lircil upon her. shooting her through the
right breast, the bullet passing through
her hotly. She fell backward in the
arms of her lover with the words: "Oh,
mother, father has killed me." and im
mediately expired As Worrels bent
down to lay her on the platform Brooks
fired upon him under the car, the ball
passing through his neck and making
a serious and probably fatal wound.
After-the shooting Brooks, who has
been employed at the rock quarry of
Green & Olive, went to the quarry and
tried to borrow a pistol, but could not
get one. He then went down to the
powder house, secured a box of dyna
mite, aiul going away about 100 yards,
sat down upon it and applied a match.
A terrific explosion followed, which tore
him to pieces, not enough being gath
ered up to fill a cigar box.
WILLIAM'S PLEA
The South Africa Comoany Brought Arms
Into the Transvaal
KIMRERLY, South Africa, April 9.
—Mr. GUrdner "Williams, the American
manager of Debeer's mines, who has
been committed for £rial before the high
court of Pretoria, on the charge of high
treason in conspiring against the gov
ernment of the Transvaal by taking
part, as alleged, in the uprising of the
1 'itlanders at Johannesburg, pleaded
not guilty in the following written
statement:
"The arms aud ammunition mention
ed in the evidence as being received
f.iere were consigned to me by the
British South Africa company, with in
structions to store the same to their
account. Instructions were afterward
given to my knowledge by an official
of the British South Africa company,
whose name I prefer not to disclose,
that a. portion of the arms and ammun
ition be forwarded hence.
"I did not take part in these arrange
ments nor was I aware that my name
had been used. I did not take out a li
cense for the arms, as I neither removed
them or caused them to be removed.
The arms and other military supplies
still stored at the Debeers mines, and of
which the government has taken
charge, are thesole property of the
British South Africa company."
It is now stated that in the attack
made by the Matabeles on Capt. Gif
ford's laager, of the hostile natives
were killed.
THE MINERS' DOOM
No Hope for the Men Imprisoned In the
Hope nins
BUTTE, Mont., April B.—Up to latest
reports the men Imprisoned in the burn
ing Hope mine at Basin ha saw the tiie above. He
rapped the danger signal on the pipes |
and received an answer in return from 1
the men, signifying they realized the !
danger they were in. This was the last j
sound heard from them. With the j
amount of debris that has fallen down j
the shaft it will be several days before
the bodies can be recoveedr. The fol
lowing are the names of the men in the
mine: John Buckley, Martin Sullivan,
Hugh McKeown, Patrick Buckley, Har
ney Hall, Will Belden, Ed McArthur.
Hughes is a Democrat
TUCSON. Ariz., April 9.—The Arizona j
Star. ex-Governor Hughes' paper, to
morow morning will make an editorial
announcement of its atittude toward j
the administration of Governor Hughes' !
succesor, Governor Franklin, whose 1
confirmation by the senate occurred
yesterday. The Star will speak in
most eulogistic terms of the new gov
ernor, and declare its firm and earnest
support of Franklin. It will call upon
all Democrats of the terltory to
strengthen the hands of the new ad
ministration aud assist in extending its
usefulness and iv solidifying the party.
Tlie Star announces that its course is
taken on account of faith in Governor
Franklin's integrity and capability. By
reason of cln umstanees attending the
change of admtnstratlon the eDmo
crats of the territory have been wailing
the declaration of the Star with inter
est.
Ensllsh Trade Statistics
LONDON, April 9.—The board of Irade
returns for the first quarter of tlie present
year show thai the Imports amounted 'v
$561,478,710, against $504,189,400 for 1895. The
exports for the first quarter of IS'!«; were
$306,165,215, against $203,801,805 for last year
at the same time.
WICKED IN THE HARBOR
THE BRITISH SHIP BLAIRMORE SUNK IN
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
A New Iron Ship, While Lying at Anchor, is
Struck by a Fierce Squall, Turns Turtle
and (iocs Down With Hali Her Crew-The
Vessel Will Be Floated
Associated Press Special Wire.
SA X FRANCISCO, April fl.—No
stranger disaster ever happened to a
vessel than the accident which befell
the British ship Blairmore at 7 oclock
this morning. While riding at anchor
iii Mission liny, one mile east of the
Union Iron works, the vessel was struck
by a violent squall, which, together
with the swift Hood tide, threw the
craft on her starboard side, capsizing
her completely and sank her in less
than five minutes. Fifteen seamen
struggled in the water. Six were con
lined in the vessel's hold and were prob
ably pinned down by falling dunnage
used to hold the ship's ballast in place.
The imprisoned sextette never reached
the deck, as did their comrades engaged
with them in handling ballast below,
and their bodies are imprisoned in the
steel hull. The Blajrmore's masls He
level with the bay bottom, under seven
fathoms of water and not a sight of the
Sailors' sunken tomb Is visible above
the waves. Here and there on the sur
face of the water near the scene of the
calamity is a piece of drift from the
Wreck, but beyond this vessel and men
were completely swallowed up. The
Unfortunates who lost their lives were;
T. Bud wig, first mate: Henry Clark,
aide seaman; Roland Siegle, appren
tice; G. Renebaum, able seaman; Jl.
Si nst land, watchman; Sam Kerry,
steward. The latter was shipped here
and is a native of Brooklyn, N, Y. The
balance of ihe men aboard were those
seamen usualy held to stand by a vessel
after she discharges cargo and Is a wait
ing cargo. Tin regular foremast hands
were ail discharged on the arrival of
the vessel from Newcastle two months
Hgs. Mr. Terrell w as instructed by
tin state department to see to It that
! any American citizen, native or nat
uralised, who was arrested by the
! Turkish government be surrendered to
the United States minister for trial.
■ our government, against the opposition
of the porte, in taking this step, held
' under the treaty of 1830 it had the right
: to exercise extra territorial jurisdiction
I in Turkey where American citizens are
concerned. Mr. Terrell was explicitly
Instructed by Secretary Olney to claim
1 al! rights under the fourth article of
| the treaty and to offer any American
, citizen charged with Insurrection, re
bellion, sedition or like offenses, or in
| the event of such offer being refused,
to demand the release of the accused.
FHENi II IRRITATION
PARIS. April 9.—Considerable Irrita
• tion against Turkey has been caused
!by the report from Constantinople and
; London that the sultan had decided to
expel all Roman Catholic and Protes
! taut missionaries from Asiatic Turkey.
I The newspapers, particularly Figaro,
| have taken up the question as one di
rectly and strongly affecting Christ
ianity and so calling for prompt and
1 effective action.
ENGLISH INTEREST
LONDON. April IL—The newspapers
\ here all give prominence to the reports
of tiie meeting yesterday of tlie Arme
nian relief committee presided over hy
j the Duke ol' Argyll to protest against
I tin' proposed expulsion from Asiatic
Turkey of the Protestant and Roman
Catholic missionaries, at which Mr. C.
E. Showman. M. P., urged a resolution
earnestly requesting the go\crnment
to take immediate steps to obtain the
release of Rev. George Knapp. the
American missionary, formerly of Bit-
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